Michel Roux Jr’s grand Christmas pud

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The MasterChef and Pâtisserie frontman talks about his family Christmas while whipping up some light-as-air choux pastry

Another run of MasterChef: The Professionals is nearing its conclusion,
and the typically intense enthusiasm of its go-getting star is coming to the
boil. “It’s another great series. Great series,” rattles Michel Roux Jr with
foodie exuberance when we meet in the bustling Mayfair kitchen of Le
Gavroche, his two-Michelin-star institution. “There’s been some fantastic
food.”

Toothsome Scottish contestant Adam Handling, with his elaborate techniques and
broad shoulders, may be providing most of the food porn, but Roux agrees
that fellow judge Monica Galetti has been the breakout star of this sixth
series of the show. The 53-year-old chef says